Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/30/1985

People v. Townsend

Citations

483 N.E.2d 340
136 Ill. App. 3d 385
91 Ill. Dec. 58
1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 2412

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improper to “place[ ] the weight of the State’s Attorney’s office behind the credibility of the State’s witnesses”
“a person who initiates or provokes the use of force has only a limited right to thereafter use force in self-defense”
improper to “place[ ] the weight of the State’s Attorney’s office behind the credibility of the State’s witnesses”
improper to \place[ ] the weight of the State's Attorney's office behind the credibility of the State's witnesses\
\a person who initiates or provokes the use of force has only a limited right to thereafter use force in self-defense\
improper to “place[ ] the weight of the State’s Attorney’s office behind the credibility of the State’s witnesses”

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Judges: Sullivan, Pincham

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